Headlines
  • The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
  • Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
  • Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
  • In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
  • According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
  • An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.

Year: 2021

December 5, 2021

Skateboarder Tatiana Kolinaq

Tatiana Kolina grew up in Russia in the 1970s, long before skateboarding became popular in the United States. She is finally able to pursue her passion for skateboarding in the United States, and she has even inspired young girls to do so

El Salvador’s Coffee Growers Affected by...

El Salvador experienced a golden age when coffee farming drove the country’s economy. However, producers claim that climate change, among other factors, is affecting everything

December 4, 2021

Pope Francis Warns Political Populists Threaten...

Pope Francis warned Saturday that democracy in Europe and elsewhere is being threatened by populist politicians, who appeal to disgruntled citizens with easy solutions to the world’s most pressing problems

Leesburg Holiday Road

Hundreds of thousands of lights, a Christmas tree forest, and a glittering holiday field. Holiday Road in Leesburg, Virginia, has all of these things and more

Human Traffickers Are Said to be...

According to the leader of a team that monitors Arabic and Kurdish social media, human traffickers are proposing trips to Russia as a new path for migrants to the European Union. There was “enthusiasm” online about the availability of a mechanism “to avoid the limits” on the Polish-Belarusian border

Over a Dozen People Are Killed...

On Thursday, the Islamic State terror group attacked two Kurdish towns in northern Iraq, killing over a dozen people, including at least ten Kurdish Peshmerga fighters

‘The Atmosphere Was Starting to Make...

The news that Arisina Ma, a former president of the Hong Kong Public Doctors’ Association, left Hong Kong last week has sparked concern amid an ongoing wave of emigration, especially of highly skilled professionals, from the city. Yet Ma, who spoke to RFA’s Cantonese Service before her departure for the U.K. to take a job in the National Health Service (NHS), insists she hasn’t emigrated

December 3, 2021

Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan

A humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportions is unfolding in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
According to WFP, more than half of the population is hungry, and 3.2 million children are malnourished

Two South Sudanese Migrants Rescued at...

The story of two South Sudanese brothers who were recently rescued in the Mediterranean Sea is one that many African migrants seeking better lives in Europe have heard. The two brothers  set out from Libya in a rickety boat, but the engine failed, and they were eventually rescued by the Ocean Viking rescue ship

Is Europe Ready to Take on...

The European Union announced a $340 billion fund this week to promote global infrastructure, which analysts believe will compete with China’s Belt and Road programme. Can it, however, hold its own?

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